STOP CHILDREN COUGHING. Stop the children coughing by givin" them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy'. A cough racks nod weakens the entire system and quickly lends to serious bronchial troubles. It is.easy to take and Uftcs good, nnd is safe for children for it contain* no narcotics of any description. Sold by Messrs. Davis &amp; Pollock, Cobden.

HcFicjliiuuiit Stations.—Goelong, Colac Oatriperdown nnd Warrnambool. • Doea not stop. t or § To stop when required to pick up or set down passengers. Passengers desiring to alight must give notice to gunrd at the previous stopping station. ? This train will stop to pick np passengers at stations thus marked J Stop when required to pick up or set down passengers. Passengers desiring to alight must give notice to guard at the previous stopping station. (b) Passengers by 3.50 p.m. train for stations between North Goeloup and Ballarat change train at oSTorth Geolong. The Express train from Melbourne will only stop at the stations at which it is timed.

PUBLIC NOTICE. TED NORTHEAST to inform the PuMic of IS OiMen and IMstrict that ho has, purchased the Hairdrcssinc Business atelv earned on hy Mr. A. Smith, and lias already commenced business in the premises in Victoria-street. The. Very Dust Drawls of Tobaccos. Cigarettes, Cigars and Pipes Stocked. llazors Ground and Het. Ail Work Guaranteed. A Liberal Patronage is Requested. TED. NORTHEAST, Hairdresser, Tobacconist, &amp;c COSDEN. J5EG to inform the Public of Cobden JLJ and Surrounding District that they have purchased the Fruit and Con ftaionery Busniess of .Miss McKenzie, Patronage. a UUr S'Klre o£ Pnblic Best Lollies, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables kept, also Soft Drinks, Ac. Tea Rooms a Specialty. THE COBDEfI CASH BOOT PALACE. Next door to Mechanics' Institute As Cheap as any House in the City. f ff , ber many Customers JL lor pas; lavoi-s, respeetmljv asks ior a continuance of their patrona-e A well-assorted Stock of BOOTS and SHOES To choose from. Repairs Neatly and Promptly...

One of our Volcanoes. (By T. Dunbabin.) Though it was the last of lands to &amp;nbsp; be added to the white man's world, &amp;nbsp; Australia is a very old continent. While every ether continent, except &amp;nbsp; perhaps, Africa, still possesses some &amp;nbsp; traces of the fiery ebullitions of the &amp;nbsp; youth of the world in active volcanoes, &amp;nbsp; we have only a few springs of luke &amp;nbsp; warm water to remind us that the &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; earth is still hot and glowing under &amp;nbsp; the thin crust on which we stand, and &amp;nbsp; an occasional mild earthquake to show &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; that even the crust is not so solid and &amp;nbsp; steadfast as it usually seems. In the &amp;nbsp; past, however, Australia has been the &amp;nbsp; scene of volcanic convulsions on a &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; gigantic scale, and hundreds of &amp;nbsp; thousands of square miles of country &amp;nbsp...

Women Teachers. A claim has been submitted to the Minister for Education, (Mr. Hutchin- son), that women teachers should be paid a minimum of four-fifths of the rates paid to male teachers. This week every member of the State Parliament will receive from Mr. Gordon Carter, secretary of the Victorian State Service Federation, &amp;nbsp; printed statements advancing reasons for the requested increase. The statement, which is accompanied by graphs comparing the rates of pay of male and female teachers, declares that the claim on behalf of the women teachers is not without prejudice to the contention of the council of the federation that there should be equal pay for equal work. The present rates paid to men were considered insufficient. The claim was made for the following reason:— (1) The value of the work of the female teacher is fully equal to the work of the male teacher. (2) The increased cost of living. (3) The major portion of the teaching in the State is performed by women....

Red Cross Workers. The committee of the local branch of the Red Cross Society have once more commenced operations and are making strenuous efforts to supply comforts or the soldiers. It is urgently requested that workers will come forward again as they did last year and assist the Society in their noble work. Material can be obtained from the hon. secretary (Mrs. T. M. Drew.) There is a great demand for shirts for the soldiers and it is hoped a ready response to this appeal will be forthcoming.

Letters to Soldiers. NEW FORM OF ADDRESS. It is desired by the military authorities abroad that the word " Australia" be included in everything addressed to any of the unit?, hence the necessity for including the words "Australian Imperial Fores1," instead of« A.l.F." Confusion is being erased by the Australian correspondents using the letters "A.F.A." instead of writing the words " Au.-tralian Field Artillery" in full in the addresses on letters and parcels intended for members o( tbat unit. The •• Army Field Artillery," a British unit, uses the s«ne initials. Instructions havi been i?sued that conv.-pondenee i- to be adsressed to " Australian" Field Artillery. In the case of infantry the distinguishing letter of I he Company to which the soldier is attached should be shown thus :— No. 1234, Private ThotiMS Atkins, "B"Company, ^ 1 -L Inf-.ntry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, Abroad. In Light Horse regiments tin fquadron should be indicated in the same way, as follow-- :— No. ...

All Business is a Perpetual Battle with Competition. :(o): The most effective weapon available is Your choice of a medium should be guided by your knowledge of its potentialities, its power to attract the undivided attention of the individual to your proposition. — :(0/ A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT Attractively displayed, That" tells of real values and great opportunities, Distributed by means of the large circulation guaranteed by the "jfiHir RMyh TiMFS s sib. UUybLii s EivlLv is the surest road to . iUffcr&amp;rAorn DrTIIOMO I is t»a S" ti i\ t" i 9 FSr I i In hi A 9IIV 'i t i-l IILs UidisO. Orders for all classes of Job Printing carried out promptly and with complete satisfaction. "^Sll ill il last hill IL? next lol coraos ? Will send him enough for another Week WILL YOU HELP? Nothing' Deducted for Expenses OVKFiSKAS CLUI.;, Scullion) Oiws Tobacco Fuml, 120 Qni'cn Sirci t, .MclIiDiirnc.

Advertise and Prosper. IIre arc rixtivn ^oikI ivaiuns why yon should njvcrii-i' : — 1. Motiev i 11 vl-stiuf.tted in judicious mhertif in a; is like 11 boomerang— it is bound to emue back again with redoubled power, 2. The (litist results ili'ii't C"lllo from tin' tno-1 &amp;lt;-x|>i*rul11ur&amp;lt;«. Tlicy come fr>'i» the iiin-! intelligent expendi ture. 3. Advertise for bu-in&amp;lt;'S-' ; then advertise to make it bolter, then advertise to keep it. •1, Sit .-till, ami your business will sit still too. 5. Advertifiny is tint a necessity, neither is the tcleph>m.'. tiur tin' tflt-ytnjih, ilf>r the li'tin ; hut they art' miylity r*i;i.'tit when ymi want to yi-i •5it.-tn quick. G. There is no trmlc su .-('tiled hilt ft vigorous foil)pt'tiior may take it away by advertising. 7. One or two in-ertinna of an adver tisement seldom >i•;y. It is the con secutive, ci-:itinmid per-i-tcnt elfoits t!mt .via i:i mlvi'.-1i.-itivr, .1 in the affair^ of bii-ic,-ss. - 8. Ai...

! HEYTESBURY SHIRE COUNCIL Wl'.DNKSIUV, SKrTEMBKIl 11. ' Present — Crs. James McKenzie, | | P. T. N,yLn, W. II. Lord, ; j \V. T. Fish, C. Guthrie. W. E. ; i Kill-, G. Underwood, J. Bowker ana ! R. L. Hewlett. | Cr. Underwood movtd (hat Cr. McKenzie take the chair. Seconded by Or. Hnwker and carried. Cr. McKenzie said th^ fiist thing before they appointed a President was to fix on tin allowance. Cr. Howlett moved that the allowance be £40. Seconded by Cr. Guthrie and carried. Cr. Ellis said bo thought it was Cr. Fish's turn to be president; he had bean there longer than Cr. Guthrie and he (Or. Ellis) had held the position before. He would move to that effect. Cr. Guthrie said he had much pleasure in seconding the motion. He hoped Cr. Fish would have a pleasant year, and that during bis terra he would ba able to call them together to celebrate a victorious peace. (Applause) Carried by acclamation. Before vacating the chair Cr. McKenzio than"ked«the councillors for their help 'during t...

Notice To Advertisers. ALTERATIONS to all Standing Adver titcmenti in this Paper most reach the Office not later than 12 o'clock on MONDAYS nnd TfTORSDAYS to pn#ur6 ACT QUICKLY. Not a minute should be lost when n child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, given as eooo as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, will prevent the attack. Sold by Mcsers. Davis &amp; Pollock, Cobden.

SPRAINS AND GUTS. In crimes of sprains, rut-, wonnds and bruise? Ciiamhi'rluin's I'ain Halm takes out tile sori'iicis and drires away I the pain. Sold hv Messrs. Davis &amp; I P-l.oek, Co'iden. J 1 rhyme not of battles on laud or at sea I We've no need to boast ' neath the Has: I of the free; Sufl'uient if 1 hy my verse can avail . To V>riisij ease and comfort when bad colds assail. ! Asthma and whoopinii-eousrii, croup and i catarrh, These are most urgent, at present, by far; Those who suffer are seeking for aid prompt and sure, And they'll tint! it in Woods' i'eppermint Cure. t/M'l \» y w Here, Ger many is j shown ! worship. ; P-:"H t h e ! | i c! e « 11 s j idol of her own ova tion, You hnit> read &amp;lt;> f !i e r unspeakable crirr.es in Belgium and elsewiijre, and you know that nu:r&amp;lt;vr, rap;?, pillage. and nrson nave btvn ticiib^nilcJy encoura^oct by her ruling (caste as part of 9: ■ }: V--} t heir devil's dus ^■e'r /"■' -pel "i iVight/ulness. Tlie ...